Transcatheter edge to edge compared with surgery in older patients with degenerative mitral valve regurgitation by Gaspard Suc, Rebecca Hadjedj, Jules Mesnier, Skerdi Haviari, Marylou Para, Gregory Ducrocq, Dominique Himbert, Eric Brochet, My Lien Nguyen, Sophie Provenchere, Marina Urena, Bernard Iung

“…However, these differences were mainly associated to clinical characteristics and were no longer significant after adjustment on residual MR > 2. …”
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Is it possible to talk about violence climate in grassroots sport? A study on the psychosocial adaptations of young athletes by Juan González-Hernández, Manuel Gómez-López, Gustavo Carlo, David Manzano-Sánchez

“…The present study aimed to establish a predictive model of the influence of exposure to violence in initiation sports on peer social relations under competitive situations in young athletes.MethodThrough a descriptive, non-randomized, and associative study, a sample of 503 young athletes (Mage = 14.76 1 ± 72 years; 54.80% girls) was recollected, belonging to different Spanish sports centres who completed instruments designed to identify their exposure to violence, prosocial and aggressive tendencies among peers, and competitiveness.ResultsThe results show that increased exposure to violence in sports amplifies those effects that excessive motivation for success and external influences, increases the likelihood of aggressive behaviors in young athletes (mainly in boys), while the emergence of prosocial skills in both boys and girls reduces aggressiveness and exposure to violent behaviors.DiscussionFor this reason, to offer a more than relevant background in reducing the effects of excessive competitiveness in grassroots sport, scientific contributions on the protective efficacy of prosocial tendencies against the emergence of aggressive behavior. …”
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African agri-entrepreneurship in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic by Mariam A. T. J. Kadzamira, Adewale Ogunmodede, Solomon Duah, Dannie Romney, Victor Attuquaye Clottey, Frances Williams

“…The smallest agri-SMEs, mainly owner-managed by women, were more likely to experience disruptions in marketing their goods and maintaining their labour supply. …”
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TIKROVĖS POSTMODERNIOS GRIMASOS by Audronė Žukauskaitė

“…The article discusses the ambivalent character of the Real and its implications on sexual, ethical and political fields. The main question is does psychoanalysis really provide a 'third way' to the 'antinomy of postmodern reason', or is it, in an indirect way, 'the return of the Real'? …”
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Efficacy and fibrinogen correlations of defibrinogen therapy in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss by Bing Wang, Wen Zhang, Jin Zhang, Qimei Yang, Bing Han, Hui Liu, Ziyu Zhao

“…A total of 342 cases of TD-ISSNHL were retrospectively analyzed, with patients divided into two main groups: an experimental group receiving batroxobin in conjunction with Ginaton and glucocorticoids, and a control group receiving Ginaton and glucocorticoids only. …”
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Bazhenov formation anomalous section within the Uvat oil and gas bearing area by Dmitry A. Staroselets, Pavel V. Smirnov, Anatoly V. Trenkin

“…They carried out the lithological and petrographic analysis of the formation sediments in thin sections and determined the contribution of radioactive elements to the total natural radioactivity, according to which, in combination with GIS data, the Bazhenov formation was differentiated into rocks of mainly siliceous composition, siliceous-carbonate rocks, mudstones and sandy-silty mudstones. …”
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Le port antique de Saintes/Mediolanum (Charente-Maritime) by Jean-Philippe Baigl, Adrien Camus, Olivier Dayrens, Vincent Lebaron, Jonathan Letuppe, Vivien Mathé

“…Based on a diversified and collective approach, this contribution provides an overview of the main archaeological operations carried out recently which yielded information about the existence of potential ancient port infrastructures and activities. …”
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Study on the Analgesic Efficacy of Femoral Nerve Block for Post-Hip Arthroscopy Pain by Mengwen Xue, Li Zhang, Ruiping Bai, Rui An, Jiarui Li, Xin Shen

“…Methods A total of 148 patients undergoing hip arthroscopy were included and randomly divided into three groups: 0.3% ropivacaine FNB group, 0.4% ropivacaine FNB group, and 0.4% ropivacaine intra-articular injection (IAI) group (positive control). The main outcomes included dynamic and static visual analog scale (VAS) scores at various time points postoperatively, total intraoperative remifentanil consumption, and cumulative consumption of morphine within 24 h postoperatively. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Mineral Nutrients and Toxic Metals in M. stenopetala from Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Study of Three Cultivating Areas Using MP-AES by Ashenafi Shemnsa, Wondimeneh Dubale Adane, Merid Tessema, Endale Tesfaye, Gizaw Tesfaye

“…The samples were collected during the arid season, in 2019 from the three main M. stenopetala growing areas in southern Ethiopia (Chano Mile Kebele, Nechisar Kebele, and Konso Special Woreda). …”
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Malapposed Struts with Cre8, Biomatrix, and Xience Stents Assessed with OCT Immediately after Implantation and at 6-Month Follow-Up: Can the Different Biomechanical Characteristics... by Cristina Giglioli, Emanuele Cecchi, Chiara Formentini, Marco Chiostri, Niccolò Marchionni, Salvatore Mario Romano

“…Therefore, the malapposition observed at six-month follow-up in our study population could be mainly considered as acquired and attributable to biomechanical reasons due to the structural differences among the three stents. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis on ChatGPT Research with CiteSpace by Dongyan Nan, Xiangying Zhao, Chaomei Chen, Seungjong Sun, Kyeo Re Lee, Jang Hyun Kim

“…We collected 2465 published articles related to ChatGPT from the Web of Science. The main forces in ChatGPT research were identified by examining productive researchers, institutions, and countries/regions. …”
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Heterologous Expression and Adaptive Evolution of ε-Poly-lysine Synthase Gene in <i>Corynebacterium glutamicum</i> by Long Pan, Yihang Chen, Aimei Liao, Yinchen Hou, Jihong Huang

“…ε-Poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) is a natural preservative that has excellent properties such as high safety, good antibacterial effect, wide antibacterial spectrum, and high temperature resistance compared to other food preservatives. At present, the main production strain of ε-PL is <i>Streptomyces albulus (S. albulus)</i>. …”
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Sicca Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Association with Other Nonmotor Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life by Tino Prell, Denise Schaller, Caroline Perner, Otto W. Witte, Julian Grosskreutz

“…The SAS total score was an independent predictor of the PDQ-39 summary index and mainly affected the PDQ-39 cognition and emotional well-being domains. …”
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Impact of Organic Matter, Inorganic, and Biofertilizer Combination on Soybean Yield in Entisol Soil of Indonesia by Didik Sucahyono, Yudi Widodo, Runik D. Purwaningrahayu, Henny Kuntyastuti, Herdina Pratiwi, Sri Wahyuningsih, Titik Sundari, Rudy Soehendi, I. Gusti K. D. Arsana, Made J. Mejaya

“…The study aimed to investigate an effect of organic fertilizer applied to rice in the first planting season for unfertilized soybean as second crop followed by inorganic and biofertilizer applied in the third season on soybean growth and yield under the rice-soybean-soybean cropping pattern in 2016/2017. The main plot was organic: (1) without organic amendment, (2) 10 t·ha−1 of chicken manure, and (3) 10 t·ha−1 precomposted rice straw. …”
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Isolating the net effect of multiple government interventions with an extended Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) framework: empirical evidence from the second wave of... by Jie Liu, Boya Gao, Helen Xiaohui Bao, Zhenwu Shi

“…We introduced new components to the standard SEIR model and investigated five themes of government interventions against COVID-19 pandemic.Data extraction and synthesis We extracted information including study objective, design, methods, main findings and implications. These were tabulated and a narrative synthesis was undertaken given the diverse research designs, methods and implications.Results Supported by extensive empirical validation, our results indicated that the net effect of some specific government interventions (including masks, environmental cleaning and disinfection, tracing, tracking and 14-day centralised quarantining close contacts) had been significantly underestimated in the previous investigation. …”
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Stomach cancer epidemic in Chinese mainland: Current trends and future predictions by Wenxuan Zhu, Wanyue Dong, Yunning Liu, Ruhai Bai, Jinjiao Li

“…In the past three decades, the incidence of stomach cancer among men has increased in Chinese mainland, and this trend is projected to continue. Aging will be the main contributor to future increased stomach cancer occurrence and deaths. …”
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Web-Based Exercise and Nutrition Intervention to Improve Leg Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Pre-Post Pilot Study by Berber Gijsbertha Dorhout, Nick Wezenbeek, Lisette C P G M de Groot, Pol Grootswagers

“…Videos (45‐60 minutes) were recorded by the fitness trainer and mainly focused on training leg muscles. In addition, older adults were advised on increasing protein intake via two web-based consultations by a dietitian in the first 12 weeks and via an e-learning course in the second 12 weeks. …”
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Comparison of Visual and Refractive Outcomes Between Refractive Lens Exchange and Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surgery in Moderate to High Myopia by Chia-Yi Lee, Shun-Fa Yang, Hung-Chi Chen, Ie-Bin Lian, Jing-Yang Huang, Chao-Kai Chang

“…A total of 19 and 35 patients were put into the RLE and KLEx groups after exclusion. The main outcomes are postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UDVA), the spherical equivalent (SE), and residual astigmatism via vector analysis. …”
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Evaluation of Intraocular Lens Tilt and Decentration in Congenital Ectopia Lentis by the Pentacam Scheimpflug System by Huiwen Ye, Zhenzhen Liu, Qianzhong Cao, Zhangkai Lian, Xinyu Zhang, Danying Zheng, Guangming Jin

“…The postoperative IOL position of CEL patients was mainly located nasally inferiorly. The average tilt of the IOL in CEL patients was less than 7° (for temporal: 2.21 ± 1.53°, for nasal: −1.84 ± 2.04°, for superior: 2.22 ± 2.18°, and for inferior: −1.70 ± 1.62°), and the average decentration of the IOL in CEL patients was larger than 0.4 mm (for temporal: 0.49 ± 0.38 mm, for nasal: −0.69 ± 0.46 mm, for superior: 0.72 ± 0.58 mm, and for inferior: −0.68 ± 0.54 mm). …”
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APPLICATION OF OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF OFFLINE TESTING by Vadym Ziuziun, Nikita Petrenko

“…For user convenience, a minimalist interface was created, granting access to all main system functions with intuitive controls. A detailed description of the developed algorithms and machine learning models is provided. …”
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